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very rude or unpleasant- an obnoxious woman was making a scene
- NOBODY except me realizes how completely obnoxious she is.Lincoln Pierce -- Big Nate - In a Class by Himself
- Sisters don't have to be teenagers to be obnoxious, though.Lincoln Pierce -- Big Nate - In a Class by Himself
- It's so obnoxious.Lincoln Pierce -- Big Nate - In a Class by Himself
- He looked as arrogant and obnoxious as ever.James Patterson -- 1st to Die
- Later, when he was calm, he might admire the way she'd dealt with an obnoxious drunk, but now he couldn't see beyond her carelessness.Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures
- "I would name no unnecessary names, Mr. Balfour," said he; "above all of Highlanders, many of whom are obnoxious to the law."Robert Louis Stevenson -- Kidnapped
- The Fair Gwen goes, "I suppose this means you're going to be an obnoxious teenager."Rodman Philbrick -- Freak the Mighty
- A car alarm on the mainland, or some obnoxious kid fooling around with an air horn.Trenton Lee Stewart -- The Mysterious Benedict Society
- I find it really quite obnoxious—and I don't think I need to disguise the fact from you, since you've accused me of insulting you.Thomas Mann -- The Magic Mountain
- Somewhere in the middle of the chapter and the obnoxious coughing I started to smell something.P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Marked
- Mammal's manner was as obnoxious and condescending as ever, but he nevertheless seemed to assume that I was thrilled with his presence.Betty Mahmoody -- Not Without My Daughter
- Louis the Eleventh, another of the fictional kings, had kept obnoxious bishops in rather expensive cages.T. H. White -- The Once and Future King
- The official refused, and was plenty obnoxious about it.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
- Had it been a sunny and cheerful day, they could hardly have gone through the streets without making themselves obnoxious to remark.Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The House of the Seven Gables
- He doesn't show quite as much interest in Caroline as I expected, but as an obnoxiously proud dad, I feel that way about everybody.Steve Lopez -- The Soloist
- Who aspires, must down as low As high he soared; obnoxious, first or last, To basest things.John Milton -- Paradise Lost
- His lower jaw protrudes obnoxiously, reminding one of a jungle beast.Richard Wright -- Native Son
- I look at my canoe feet and my wet, obnoxious anklebones.Laurie Halse Anderson -- Speak
- He stood unobtrusively behind the newel post now, trying not to be obnoxious about it.Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn
obnoxious = very rude or unpleasant
obnoxious = very rude or unpleasant
obnoxious = very rude or unpleasant